Post #3615335
2026-07-05 23:41 UTC
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@ahimsa_pdx@disabled.social 2026-07-06 01:26
@vicfroh@mastodon.social And don't forget about the new Medicaid rules which require folks to work 80 hours a month, unless they can prove they are “medically frail." Many disabled folks who are unable to work will have difficulty proving it. 25 states are suing: https://www.opb.org/article/2026/07/01/oregon-lawsuit-trump-administration-medicaid-work-requirements/ See also #MEAction's "Frail and Furious" campaign: https://www.meaction.net/frail-and-furious-usa #USPol #Disability #Medicaid #Resist
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@Petesmom@kolektiva.social 2026-07-06 00:57
@vicfroh@mastodon.social Which, in many places, doesnt even cover a months rent which people with disabilities still have to pay. So not even an emergency fund for basic survival.
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@renardboy@mastodon.social 2026-07-06 03:53
@vicfroh@mastodon.social what the fuck? So much for "save up to lift yourself out of poverty", that's fucking ridiculous.
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@oregon_slim@c.im 2026-07-06 08:25
@vicfroh@mastodon.social Here's a worse scenario I heard from some people who followed the case of someone I had met a few times: a married guy gets disabled, his wife loses interest, divorces him, can afford a better lawyer than him, and empties his pockets. That's bad. His aged parents don't have much, but they can offer him some care that he needs, so he winds up spending a bunch of time getting cared for at a mom-and-pop retail store doing a very slow business where the parents are still working way past retirement age. The ex-wife, on account of some bad feelings on account of the divorce transaction, tells the government that he is working in the store and not reporting his income, and they believe her, and he goes to jail.